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ITU Calls For Enforceable ISP Codes of Conduct to Combat Spam

The International Telecommunications Union is holding a World Telecommunications Development Conference this week and has reportedly used the opportunity to release a new study on combatting spam.  The Financial Times reports that the ITU concludes that while all countries need anti-spam legislation, a more effective approach would be to require […]

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March 8, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

CBC’s As It Happens: Toronto Muni WiFi

Real audio version of interview on March 7, 2006 on CBC’s As It Happens discussing Toronto municipal wifi plans.

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March 7, 2006 Comments are Disabled Audio

Commenting on Toronto WiFi Plans

I appeared on CBC’s As It Happens (real audio) this evening to discuss Toronto Hydro’s wifi plans.  Evan Solomon, who conducted the interview, seemed a bit bothered by the idea that an electric utility is getting into the Internet services market.  I defended the utility, arguing that the more competition […]

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March 7, 2006 4 comments News

Ontario Police Arrest Man for War Driving

Ontario police have arrested a 25 year old man under Section 326 of the Criminal Code which covers theft of communications.  The alleged crime? Theft of Internet connectivity by unauthorized access to a wireless network.

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March 7, 2006 12 comments News

Major Muni WiFi Initiative Coming To Toronto

Tyler Hamilton at the Toronto Star is reporting that Toronto Hydro is set to announce plans for a city-wide municipal wifi initiative that could launch as soon as this fall.  After months of watching similar developments occur in the U.S., it is great to see this come to Canada.

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March 6, 2006 Comments are Disabled News